My Lady dining with us; a very
good lady, and a family governed so nobly and neatly as do me
good to see it. Thence the Cofferer, Sir Stephen, and I to the
Commissioners of the Treasury about business: and so I up to the
Duke of York, who enquired for what I had promised him, about my
observations of the miscarriages of our office; and I told him he
should have it next week, being glad he called for it; for I find
he is concerned to do something, and to secure himself thereby, I
believe: for the world is labouring to eclipse him, I doubt; I
mean the factious part of the Parliament. The office met this
afternoon as usual, and waited on him; where, among other things,
he talked a great while of his intentions of going to Dover soon,
to be sworn as Lord Warden; which is a matter of great ceremony
and state.
16th. All the morning at my office with W. Hewer; there drawing
up my Report to the Duke of York, as I have promised, about the
faults of this office.
17th. To Hamstead, to speak with the Atturny-generall; whom we
met in the fields, by his old rout and house.
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